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Dave Doogan vs Emily Thornberry

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dave Doogan
Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Dave Doogan and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 529 shared comparable votes.

476 same votes 53 different votes 529 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 26 No
Tax 61% aligned 79 shared votes
54 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 7 No
Energy 71% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 93% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

47.6%
25% below average
Rank 626 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
804
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,406 eligible divisions
437
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
55.7% of votes cast
367
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

94
+1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
84
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
159
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
Contributions
134
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£322,192
42% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Trade
50 of 56 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 41 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 64 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API